Synonyms for at large
at large

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1. at large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)adverb

   having escaped, especially from confinement

   "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

   Antonyms:
   unfree

2. at large, in a broad wayadverb

   in a general fashion

   "he talked at large about his plans"

   Synonyms:
   in a broad way

   Antonyms:
   unfree

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1. Craig Moffett:

   If large numbers of residents [ in a small ] town try to connect simultaneously, they may find that the town itself is virtually cut off by the lack of fiber capacity linking the town to larger Internet hubs.

2. Kevin Landy:

   A large percent of ICE detainees have no criminal records and are more vulnerable in a prison setting – security staff and administrators at BOP facilities have spent their careers dealing with hardened criminals serving long sentences for serious felonies, and the procedures and staff training reflect that, this sudden mass transfer could result in some serious problems.

3. Christian Lenk:

   The speculation that the ECB might adjust its QE program is something that is being received excitedly in bond markets, it would mean that issuers who have large outstanding debt like Italy would stand to benefit.

4. Unknown:

   There was never in the history of the world a great politician who was not hated by large numbers of inferior men.

5. Paton Walsh:

   This is a large, voluntary trafficking operation run by a drug cartel who control the route and are the law in this part of the Colombian border near Panama, you pay to get here, you pay to overnight here, you pay to walk on.